Airborne-NextGen 07.02.24: SpaceX To Deorbit ISS, VerdeGo Aero, magniX Battery

Also: Stealthy CCA Prototype, ispace Readies HAKUTO-R, Skunk Works AI, Electric Jet Propulsor
SpaceX has won the NASA contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit and to its resting place on the seafloor in a remote ocean location. The deorbit vehicle contract is worth about $843 million for Elon Musk’s SpaceX. NASA will operate the mission using SpaceX technology. The current contract does not include the cost of launching the vehicle, and the separate contract for that will potentially go to SpaceX as well. VerdeGo Aero has been selected for a contract under NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/SBTT) program. During the six months of the program the company’s R&D team will perform conceptual design studies of four different electric aircraft types that incorporate the company’s VH-3-185 hybrid-electric powerplant. magniX has launched a new battery it calls Samson for aviation and other applications that require high levels of safety, performance, and reliability. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 07.02.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
Updated: NASA Contracts SpaceX to Build ISS Deorbit Vehicle
VerdeGo Aero Awarded NASA SBIR Ignite Phase I Contract
magniX Announces New Aviation Battery Product
USAF Shows Of Stealthy CCA Prototype Drone
ispace Readies HAKUTO-R for Launch
Skunk Works Declares Success Using AI for Air-to-Air Combat
Lilium Completes Ground Testing of Electric Jet Propulsor
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Instead of de-orbiting the ISS, it should be fitted with various telescopes and used for educational access.